Friday, September 5, 2008

McCain's Speech: A Swing and a Foul

Another lukewarm take on McCain's big speech, this one from political observer Steve Benin:

Baseball metaphors seem to be the preferred standard for political success lately ("homerun," "grand slam," "hit a triple"), but after watching John McCain's acceptance speech, I'm inclined to think he foul one off. The pressure was on, but he couldn't connect the way he'd hoped.